Remote sensing of the terrestrial carbon cycle: A review of advances over 50 years

J Xiao, F Chevallier, C Gomez, L Guanter… - Remote sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Quantifying ecosystem carbon fluxes and stocks is essential for better understanding the
global carbon cycle and improving projections of the carbon-climate feedbacks. Remote …

[HTML][HTML] Historical background and current developments for mapping burned area from satellite Earth observation

E Chuvieco, F Mouillot, GR Van der Werf… - Remote Sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fire has a diverse range of impacts on Earth's physical and social systems. Accurate and up
to date information on areas affected by fire is critical to better understand drivers of fire …

Forest aboveground biomass estimation using Landsat 8 and Sentinel-1A data with machine learning algorithms

Y Li, M Li, C Li, Z Liu - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Forest aboveground biomass (AGB) plays an important role in the study of the carbon cycle
and climate change in the global terrestrial ecosystem. AGB estimation based on remote …

Spectral saturation in the remote sensing of high-density vegetation traits: A systematic review of progress, challenges, and prospects

O Mutanga, A Masenyama, M Sibanda - ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The saturation of spectral reflectance within densely vegetated regions is a renowned
challenge that has precluded the optimal use of broad-band remotely sensed data and its …

Soil moisture retrieval from remote sensing measurements: Current knowledge and directions for the future

ZL Li, P Leng, C Zhou, KS Chen, FC Zhou… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil moisture (SM) is an essential parameter for understanding the interactions and
feedbacks between the atmosphere and the Earth's surface through energy and water …

Random forest wetland classification using ALOS-2 L-band, RADARSAT-2 C-band, and TerraSAR-X imagery

M Mahdianpari, B Salehi, F Mohammadimanesh… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Wetlands are important ecosystems around the world, although they are degraded due both
to anthropogenic and natural process. Newfoundland is among the richest Canadian …

The BIOMASS mission: Mapping global forest biomass to better understand the terrestrial carbon cycle

T Le Toan, S Quegan, MWJ Davidson, H Balzter… - Remote sensing of …, 2011 - Elsevier
In response to the urgent need for improved mapping of global biomass and the lack of any
current space systems capable of addressing this need, the BIOMASS mission was …

A three-component scattering model for polarimetric SAR data

A Freeman, SL Durden - IEEE transactions on geoscience and …, 1998 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An approach has been developed that involves the fit of a combination of three simple
scattering mechanisms to polarimetric SAR observations. The mechanisms are canopy …

A review of target decomposition theorems in radar polarimetry

SR Cloude, E Pottier - IEEE transactions on geoscience and …, 1996 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we provide a review of the different approaches used for target decomposition
theory in radar polarimetry. We classify three main types of theorem; those based on the …

A review of radar remote sensing for biomass estimation

S Sinha, C Jeganathan, LK Sharma… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Forest plays a vital role in regulating climate through carbon sequestration in its biomass.
Biomass reflects the health and environmental conditions of a forest ecosystem. In context to …